Eavesdropping 

Andrian pov

“Just needed a breather,” I replied, keeping my tone neutral, a perfect pretense of the war that was going through me.

She laughed softly, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. “You’re so intriguing, Andrian. I feel like there’s so much more to you than meets the eye.”

I forced another smile, nodding absently.

But as she kept talking, her voice fading into the background, my thoughts drifted back to Alex. His fiery eyes, his ...